FM 3200 BASE User manual Firmware Version 7.x-8.x….
WARNING ONLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL SHOULD INSTALL THIS UNIT. THE INSTALLATION SHOULD CONFORM TO ALL LOCAL CODES. IN SOME COUNTRIES, A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN MAY BE REQUIRED. CAUTION When open, the unit should not be dripping or splashing. No object filled with liquid shall be placed on the unit. Radio should be installed in restricted access locations. NOTICE TO USERS Copyright © Fluidmesh Networks LLC. All rights reserved.
1 Manual Overview This manual describes how to install and operate the Fluidmesh 3200 BASE series products. More specifically, this manual contains a general overview of the Fluidmesh 3200 BASE, in Section 3.1. Please refer to Figure 1.1 for a representation of the product. This user’s manual also includes a complete overview of the network architectures that can be created using Fluidmesh technology, and is discussed in Section 4. The Fluidmesh network addressing is described in Section 5.
3 Installation and System Set-Up This section describes how to install and set up Fluidmesh products. Specifically, the Fluidmesh 3200 BASE in Section 3.1. 3.1 FM 3200 BASE The Fluidmesh 3200 BASE (part number FM3200BASE-HW , for simplicity referred to as FM3200 BASE) is designed for outdoor operations in harsh environments. The hardware is enclosed in an IP67-rated metal enclosure that can be p o l e o r w a l l mounted.
3.1.1 Status and Link LEDs A panel on the back of the FM3200, shown in Figure 3.3, provides seven (7) LEDs that can be used to check the unit and the link quality status. From the left-hand side, the first 3 green LEDs indicate the unit power, the Ethernet port #1 activity and the Ethernet port #2 activity, respectively. The remaining 4 colored LEDs indicate the level of the link signal and can be used for antenna alignment purposes.
done properly, the RJ45 connectors can be plugged into the relative Ethernet port of the FM radio and the bottom can be locked using the self-retaining screws on the sides of each FM radio. Figure 3.4: Shielded CAT5/6 Connector 3.3 Factory Default Hardware Reset The FM radios can be reset to factory default using the proper RESET button present at the bottom of the unit. To reset the radio to factory default settings, power up the unit and wait approximately 40 seconds for the unit to boot up.
4 Fluidmesh Architecture Overview The FM3200 series can be used to create any kind of network architecture such as point-to-point links and mesh networks. More-over, thanks to the innovative FluidMAX™ patent pending technology, point-to-multipoint links can be created. This also gives to the user the ability to create mixed networks architectures (shown in Figure 4.1) leading to higher performance and flexibility in the deployment.
The wireless bridge is defined as “transparent” because its activity is transparent to the network hosts. In other words, the wireless bridge forwards packets from one network segment to the other according to a “forwarding table” which is built by learning the network topology from the analysis of the incoming traffic. In this configuration, no explicit interaction between the wireless bridge and the network hosts takes place.
result, the hidden and exposed terminal problems are eliminated by the centralized FluidMAX MAC protocol that supports up to 100 Mb/s maximum throughput.2 By reducing the number of slaves, the supported rate per slave can be increased provided that the sum of the throughput requirements of the slaves is lower than or equal to 100 Mb/s. Figure 4.4: Point-To-Multipoint Network Architecture FluidMAX is fully automatic and integrated within the mesh architecture.
5 Fluidmesh Network Addressing 5.1 Bridge IP Addressing The FM unit can be operated in bridge mode to create a single point-to-point connection between two network segments as described in Section 4.1. Each FM unit is provided with a default IP address for its wired Ethernet port(s), which is: 192.168.0.10 No IP address is associated to the wireless interface. When you set up a wireless bridge using two FM units for the first time, both units will have the same default IP address equal to 192.168.0.10.
5.2 Mesh Addressing The FM units have two modes of operation which are used to develop mesh network architectures: • Mesh Point Mode • Mesh End Mode Mesh Point Mode: it is the default mode for the FM unit. Each unit in the field that is not connected to the wired LAN backbone must be set in Mesh Point Mode. Mesh End Mode: in the Fluidmesh network, an FM unit that is connected to the main wired LAN must be set in Mesh End Mode.
network to avoid ad- dress conflicts. The default IP address of each FM unit is 192.168.0.10 with netmask 255.255.255.0. Finally, please note that the default factory- set 5.a.b.c unit IDs are still valid and used to unambiguously identify each FM unit. Multiple FM units can be connected together through a network switch to form clusters of radios if needed. The Fluidmesh proprietary routing proto-col will be run automatically on the cabled segment of the network.
6 Software Plug-Ins The Fluidmesh Fluidmesh 3200 BASE (part number FM3200BASE-HW ), feature the innovative FluidThrottle™ technology, which provides a variable software-upgradable capacity of the Ethernet port based on the user’s needs. On the Fluidmesh 3200 BASE, the user can purchase software-based Plug-ins to increase the maximum capacity of the Ethernet port from 1 Mb/s to 100 Mb/s depending on the system’s bandwidth requirements. .
Figure 6.1: Plug-In Installation Procedure Additionally, the FM320 can be upgraded to support the 128-bit AES industry-grade data encryption, the 4.9 GHz U.S. public safety band1, Fluidity, the L2TP tunneling, the Virtual Gigabit. Fluidity, L2TP, Virtual Gigabit are described in specific user guides. A summary of the available Plug-ins for the FM units is reported in Table 6.1. 6.
(a) Plug-in Activation (b) Plug-in Deactivation Figure 6.2: Activation/Deactivation Code Generation Web interface available at www.fluidmesh.com. 7 FMQuadro™ Web Based Interface and Configuration Every FM unit can be configured and managed using a Web-based Graphical User Interface (GUI). By default, each FM unit is configured in Bridge Mode with the Bridge IP address 192.168.0.10 and netmask 255.255.255.0. To change the settings on the units, you need to log-in to the Web- based interface. 7.
Requirements List: • Cat5 / 6 Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors. • PC with the following characteristics: (MINIMAL?) – Windows XP or Windows 2000. In this manual, we assume use of Windows XP and every instruction or screenshot is based on this assumption. The device can also be configured using other operating systems, such as Linux, MAC OS, or older versions of Windows. – Chrome. In this manual, we suggest the of use of Chrome.
Figure 7.1: Log-In Window. 7.3 End-User License Agreement and Region of Operation The first time you log-in, you will be asked to accept the terms of the end-user license agreement and select the country where you will be operating the unit. You must accept the terms of the license agreement in order to activate the device. If you do not wish to accept the terms of the license agreement, please turn off the unit and contact Fluidmesh Networks.
7.4 MeshWizard™ MeshWizard is a simple yet effective tool to configure the basic settings of an FM unit based on the following four steps: Step 1, Figure 7.3(a): click on the “Wizard” button to start configuring the unit; Step 2, Figure 7.3(b): unit IP configuration; Step 3, Figure 7.3(c): wireless radio frequencies configuration; Step 4, Figure 7.3(d): settings summary and configuration save. (a) Step 1 (b) Step 2 (c) Step 3 (d) Step 4 Figure 7.
7.5 Web-Based Interface Menus Once logged in successfully, the general mode page will appear as shown in Figure 7.4. Through this page you can change the mode of operation of the FM unit. The item list menu on the left can be used to set/ modify the configuration of the unit. Figure 7.4: FM Unit General Configuration Window 7.6 General Mode Firmware version 6.5 supports both Prodigy 1.0 and Prodigy 2.0. Prodigy 2.0 is NOT compatible with Prodigy 1.0.
deployed in the field. On the other hand, the FM unit must be set in Mesh End whenever it is connected to the main cabled network where the control room (usually) resides. You will need to input the settings of the wired network (LAN) to the FM unit that will be connected. The default IP address of the FM unit is 192.168.0.10 and the default Netmask is 255.255.255.0. If you do not know the LAN settings, contact the local network administrator before changing the settings of the gateway.
Please make sure the country has been properly specified before changing the frequency of the system. Frequency Selectors: All Fluidmesh units are equipped with multi-band radios capable of operating on the 4.9-6 GHz bands1 . You can change the frequency of each radio in order to minimize interference with other wireless networks operating in the same area. The frequencies listed on the Frequency Selector are the carrier frequencies.
In Advanced mode, the following selectors are also available: Figure 7.6: Wireless Parameters Configuration. Advanced Mode Width 5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz 40 MHz 40 MHz ** Modulation Speed 37 Mb/s 75 Mb/s 150 Mb/s 300 Mb/s 300 Mb/s Throughput 8 Mb/s* 16 Mb/s* 90 Mb/s* 90 Mbps* 150 Mb/s Table 7.
DFS Management: Each device implements a proprietary distributed channel switching algorithm which is used when radar is detected to comply with the Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) international regulations. Upon radar detection, two communicating Fluidmesh units agree to switch to the next radar-free channel so that they can continue to communicate on that channel. The DFS is automatically enabled in the following frequency ranges: 5.250 GHz – 5.350 GHz and 5.470 GHz – 5.725 GHz.
possible to force the rate selection algorithm to limit the modulation speed at a specific rate. This option might be useful with unstable channel conditions. Maximum TX Power: This setting controls the output power of the radio. By decreasing the output power of a radio, you can decrease the overall E.I.R.P. By default, the radio transmission power is controlled automatically by the innovative Fluidmesh Transmission Power Control (TPC) algorithm.
(a) Link selection To perform an accurate antenna alignment for a specific link, click on the “Align” button to open the antenna alignment tool as depicted in Figure 7.8(b). (b) Alignment Figure 7.
The user is warned that the proprietary Fluidmesh TPC algorithm (see Section 7.8) will be disabled during the alignment process so as to avoid unwanted interactions with the tools. The antenna alignment tool consists of a real-time graph and a bar which report the average signal strength and the current signal strength detected at the local unit receiver, respectively. During the physical antenna alignment process, the graph and the bar can be monitored to obtain optimal link quality. 7.
Additional information such as number of Fluidmesh units and access points detected is available by bringing the cursor of the mouse over the frequency channel bars. Please note that in a network with overlapping channels, the number of Fluidmesh units detected by the scan tool might be higher than the actual number of units deployed. Figure 7.10: FMQuadro™ (Mesh End Only) This feature is available only in FM units configured in Mesh End mode.
Figure 7.11: FMQuadro, Unit Information For example, by clicking on a specific unit, information about the remote unit selected is displayed in a callout as shown in Figure 7.11. This information includes the Layer 2 IP address, current FluidMAX status of the unit, the radio frequencies currently in use, and the details of the data traffic flows generated by the edge devices connected to the unit. The list of currently active Plug-ins is visible.
Metric Current TX Rate Description Current link transmission rate in Mb/s. Percentage of packet dropped due to excessive trans-‐ mission errors. Percentage of packet retransmissions due to trans-‐ mission errors. Current received signal level in dBm.
Figure 7.12: FMQuadro, Link Information A table, placed at the bottom of the window, reports the network units address summary and can be viewed by clicking on the proper button as reported in Figure 7.14. It is possible to assign a name to each of the Fluidmesh units. This may be especially convenient with a large mesh network. Furthermore, through the “Network Settings” table, placed at the bottom of the window, you can check whether the DFS settings are consistent the network, e.g.
Figure 7.13: FMQuadro, Last 48 Hours Link information Figure 7.
7.11 Fluidmesh Wi-Fi Access Point Firmware 6.5 and above feature an embedded Wi-Fi access point (AP) that works together with the standard Fluidmesh mesh interface. The purpose of the embedded Wi-Fi AP is mainly site maintenance and service. By enabling the Wi-Fi AP, it will be possible to connect to the Fluidmesh radios with a standard PC or laptop equipped with a Wi-Fi NIC card. To avoid impacting the performance of the mesh interface, the Wi-Fi access point bandwidth is limited to 5 Mb/s.
specified time interval. Please refer to the Fluidmesh MIB for more details about the SNMP information available for the Fluidmesh units. Figure 7.16: SNMP Configuration Page 7.14 Firmware Upgrade Through the firmware upgrade page (Figure 7.17), it is possible to upgrade the Firmware of the devices to the latest version available. To do so, down-load the latest Firmware upgrade file to your PC from the Fluidmesh Networks Website at www.fluidmesh.com.
5. Write down the unit configuration (at least network settings and wire- less settings); 6. Upgrade the device with the chosen firmware; 7. Once the upgrade is completed, wait for the system to reboot. WARNING: DO NOT RESTART OR POWER OFF THE UNIT WHILE UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE. RESTARTING OR POWERING OFF THE UNIT BEFORE THE UPGRADE IS COMPLETED MIGHT DAMAGE THE UNIT.
be a registered member of the website to access this link and to generate activation codes: http://www.fluidmesh.com/en/support/how-to-videos/viewvideo/13/tech-support/how-to-activate-alicense-code.html. An 8 hour Plug-in trial is available by clicking on the “Demo Mode” button at the bottom of the page. The Plug-in demo mode includes the 4.9 GHz 5, the AES and the Unlimited Plug-in trials all at once. The unit will reboot on the 8 hours plug-in trial expiration. Figure 7.
Figure 7.19: Advanced Tools Web Page 7.17 Multicast By default, FM units operating in Mesh Point mode forward all the multicast traffic generated by the cameras to their closest Mesh End unit. However, in some network configurations, it may be convenient to forward the multi-cast traffic from a Mesh Point to others, e.g., to remotely record the video flow. By default, the unit operating in Mesh End mode does NOT forward any multicast traffic7 to the wireless networks.
Figure 7.20: Add/Remove Multicast Routes Towards Mesh Points 7.18 Change Password Use this page to change the password to access the unit Web GUI. 7.19 Status This page reports a summary of the status of the unit. The MAC address of the radio is published on the status page as well. In case of system malfunctions, the unit’s diagnostic file dump can be downloaded through this page and emailed to the Fluidmesh technical support to facilitate the problem diagnosis. Additionally, the unit log can be viewed.
Figure 7.21: Status Report Log Message ethX phy:X is up/down chatter: VBR: duplicate IP X? MACX -‐-‐> MAXY at timestamp Description The Ethernet port X goes up/down. Possible duplicate IP X has migrated from MAC address X to Y. Table 7.6: Status Description 7.20 Ping Softdog This page can be used to set up constant pings toward multiple destinations.
Figure 7.22: Save and Restore Settings 7.22 Reboot and Reset to Factory Default Use the Reboot page to restart the unit. Use the Reset to Factory Default page to restore the unit default factory settings. 7.23 On-Line Help The electronic version of this manual is available by accessing the Help web page. Additionally, specific manual sections can be consulted by clicking on the question mark present at the upper right corner of every page of the Web GUI.
8 Troubleshooting The troubleshooting section will allow you to solve the most common problems encountered when configuring and installing Fluidmesh products. 8.1 I Am Unable To Get The Log-In Screen If you are unable to get the log-in form on your computer screen, you should check the following: Is your computer set to a valid IP address? You should manually set the correct network settings as follows: 1. In Windows Explorer, right-click “My Network Places” and select Properties; 2.
1. Antenna Alignment: the two antennas must be aligned toward each other. 2. Line of Sight: you must have clear line of sight between the two antennas. 3. Power: check if the FM unit is properly powered-on with the provided PoE injector. 4. Channel: both FM unit units must be operating on the same channel.
Cet appareil numerique de la classe A est conforme a´la norme NMB-003 du Canada. The use of this device in a system operating either partially or completely outdoors may require the user to obtain a license for the system according to the Canadian regulations. EC Declaration of Conformity Fluidmesh Networks, Inc.
99/5/EC The Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive and its amending directives. Belgique Dans le cas d’une utilisation privee, `a l’exterieur d’un batiment, au-dessus d’un espace public, aucun enregistrement n’est necessaire pour une distance de moins de 300m. Pour une distance sup´erieure `a 300m un enregistrement aupres de l’IBPT est requise. Pour une utilisation publique `a l’exterieur de batiments, une licence de l’IBPT est requise.
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